Estimated Time of Completion

1 hour

Description / Overview

This activity was presented at the Cleveland Clinic 11th Diastology and New Echo Technologies featuring Contrast Echo Mini-Symposium. This on-demand webcast series focus on contrast echocardiography.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognition of recent clinical trials in myocardial contrast echocardiography.
2. Describe the major adverse cardiac event rates associated with commonly performed cardiac diagnostic tests, including contrast echocardiography.
3. List new contraindications for contrast echocardiography.

Target Audience

Cardiologists, sonographers, nurses and basic scientists, and other interested healthcare practitioners.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.

Activity Director

Allan L. Klein, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Co-Activity Directors

James D. Thomas, MD;
Craig R. Asher, MD;
Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS, FASE;
W. H. Wilson Tang, MD

Faculty

Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE;
Michael Main, MD;
Roxy Senior, MD, DM, FRCP, FESC, FACC

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

The following faculty has indicated he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Craig R. Asher, MD
Allan L. Klein, MD
Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS, FASE
Roxy Senior, MD, DM, FRCP, FESC, FACC